Poll: Support for Tighter Gun Checks Softens

As Saturday marks the anniversary of last December’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., a poll this week finds that a majority of Americans still back the implementation of stricter gun laws, although support has softened.

Just over half—52%—of Americans think laws governing the sale of firearms should be made stricter than they are now, according to Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll findings released Saturday. Just 8% think the laws should be made less strict, and 38% think they should be kept the same.